ENFIELD SCHOOL OF MOTORCYCLING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06757406 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-25
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2013-11-26📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2013-11-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-08-13📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-01📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2013-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-04-16📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-04-16📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-04-16📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-04-16📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-04-16📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-04-16📄legacycapital · 88(2)
- 2009-03-24➖HART, Sharon resignednominee-secretary
- 2009-03-24➖WILKINSON, Colin John resigneddirector
- 2009-03-23➕TAYLOR, David John appointeddirector
- 2009-03-23➕TAYLOR, Linda Jane appointeddirector
- 2009-03-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2008-12-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2008-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ENFIELD SCHOOL OF MOTORCYCLING LIMITED
- 2008-11-25➕HART, Sharon appointednominee-secretary
- 2008-11-25➕WILKINSON, Colin John appointeddirector
- 2008-11-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-11-26
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
26 Barley Close
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 0FW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)
TAYLOR, David John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-03-23
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TAYLOR, Linda Jane→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-03-23
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HART, Sharon→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2009-03-24
WILKINSON, Colin John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2009-03-24
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Recent filings (24 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-11-26
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-08-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-01-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-07-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-06-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-06-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-12-07